Employability

The Skills Training Centre (STC) are offering an Employability Programme that is FREE of charge to those on Job Seekers Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Income Support and have been resident in the UK/Europe for at least the last 3 years and are 19 or over. The programme is run in partnership with Barnet & Southgate College to help individuals to get back into work as quickly as possible. The programme has been developed to provide candidates with appropriate Skills and Health & Safety training to assist them in gaining employment within the Waste, Refuse, Recycling, Construction and Warehousing industries.

The course consists of both theory and practical training elements in the following areas:
Current Health and Safety Legislation; Manual Handling (Objects); Tail Lift Operation (Working at Heights); Controlling Vehicles On Site (Reversing Assistant); Street Cleansing including the use of a Leaf Blower; CSCS Test – Operative's level (Green Card).

Candidates are helped & supported to gain a level 2 QCF Certificate in Front Line Environmental Services (previously known as NVQ). Candidates also receive certificates of attendance for each part of the programme and also have the opportunity to sit the CSCS (Construction Skills Certificate Scheme) test – Operative's level (Green Card) for entry into the construction industry. To Book yourself on to one of the Enrolment Days, please click "Book" next to the relevant date below.